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Millions of French households are being hit hard by the horrific cost of living crisis and soaring price rises sweeping throughout Europe and inflicting hardship on some of the continent’s biggest economies. But the situation worsened in France with inflation jumping again in July, up to 6.1 percent from 5.8 percent in June, according to

The notorious Wagner Group, a private militia force that the Kremlin denies being linked to, has been known to operate in Ukraine since 2014. Operating in conflict zones around the world, they have been accused of a score of human rights abuses. This comes as Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, denounced Russia’s war effort as failing

Nigel Farage, 58, made a bold political prediction on his YouTube channel yesterday after Donald Trump, 76, suggested he could enter the race for the White House in 2024. The ex-Brexit Party and UKIP leader, who is now a primetime host on GB News, even told his 310,000 subscribers that the former POTUS would likely

Ukrainian troops are continuing their drive to push Russia from the south by bombing bridges, disrupting supply lines and targeting enemy forces with air strikes. Kyiv says Moscow is redeploying forces to the south, in particular the Kherson region which neighbours Crimea. Three villages have been liberated by its forces in the Russia-occupied area. Military

Footage posted to social media shows thick smoke billowing up from the burning forest. Russian news outlet RenTV posted a video to their social media in which the smoke reaches across the visible skyline in Siberia. They tweeted: “Forests are on fire in Yakutia. The fire area is 110 thousand hectares. “This was reported in

Sir Stephen Lovegrove said we currently live in a world where “China and Russia can pursue ‘might is right’ agendas unchecked”. The National Security Advisor spoke in Washington about strategies to de-escalate current tensions between nuclear powers. On Wednesday, Sir Lovegrove said that the Western world may risk nuclear conflict as negotiations between countries have

A video of a meeting hosted by Kamala Harris at her Ceremonial Office in the White House is circulating on social media and is drawing a passionate reaction from many. She was making the remarks in a “Roundtable with Disability Advocates”, as described by the White House, which later released the full comments made by

The Kremlin’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, is currently on a four-nation tour of Africa. He is stopping off in Egypt, Uganda, the Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, widely considered to be a courtship of African allies as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine continues. The Russian regime has appeared aggravated by comments made by US officials which

It has not been confirmed exactly what the meeting is hoping to achieve, however, the visit has been planned for just one day. AFP announced the news on Twitter on Tuesday. This comes as the Russian leader has been pushing for Ukraine’s drone supplier, based in Turkey, to make weapons for his army. President Erdogan

Jack Fenton, 22, from Kent was struck by the rear blade within seconds of the Bell 407 touching down at a helipad near Spata, according to Greek media. Police have arrested two pilots and a member of the ground crew in connection with his death. A local police source said: “Our inquiry has focused on

Ukraine has “destroyed” command center of Russia’s 11th Guards Air Assault Brigade, as well as an enemy ammunition depot near Piatykhatky. UKRinform reports: “Over the past day, Ukraine’s aviation has struck enemy deployment sites seven times, namely six strong points, ammunition and military equipment clusters, and a command center in Kherson Region’s Beryslav District and Kherson

The apology addressed the church-run residential schools which abused thousands of children in Canada. The Pope asked the survivors of the system for forgiveness as he called the organisation a “disastrous error”. For the first official event of the one-week tour, the Pope visited the community of Maskwacis, Alberta on Monday after landing in the

The US supplied weapons have allowed Ukrainian commanders to pinpoint Russian supply lines and command posts behind the front lines with deadly precision. The hi-tech artillery systems have caused havoc for the Russians and forced them to go on the defensive. Now prominent military bloggers are fearful that the HIMARS will have an irreversible impact

The Russian President was reported to have made a rare trip abroad to take part in a meeting with Iran’s Supreme Leader and Turkish President Recep Erdogan. The three men met to discuss the civil war in Syria, as well as plans to unblock grain shipments from Ukraine. However, Ukrainian sources have suggested that Putin

In a Telegram post, the command of the Ukrainian Air Force said that the missiles had been fired from the Black Sea. They also confirmed that they were Kalibr cruise missiles. They said: “Today, on July 24, air defence systems of the Ukrainian Air Force destroyed all four Kalibr cruise missiles launched towards the Khmelnytskyi

The country has been gripped by a complex banking fraud that has seen a number of deposits frozen at four lenders in central Henan and one in eastern Anhui. Officials say the scam involves a private financial group with stakes in the lenders. The company is reported to have colluded with bank staff to fake

The protester also said it is “historically inevitable” that the Russian President will have to pay for the crimes he has committed in Ukraine. Daniil Chebykin has spent many years protesting against the Putin regime in his home town of Omsk in Siberia. He was the deputy coordinator of Alexey Navalny’s headquarters in the city

Ukrainian MP Oleksii Goncharenko is at the forefront of calls for Mr Johnson to take up the post when present Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg steps down next year – and senior figures in Tory ranks believe Mr Johnson has the experience, energy and convictions the position demands. Mr Johnson has been made an honorary citizen

As Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and skyrocketing bills stokes a full-blown energy crisis, operators have ramped up the capacity of British and Dutch pipelines. National Grid has applied to the Joint Office of Gas Transporters for permission to increase the pressure on the 235km pipeline between Bacton, Norfolk, and Balgzand, Netherlands. This would enable the

The deal will allow up to five million tons of grain to be moved out of Odesa, guided through sea mines by pilot ships, while Putin has agreed not to attack them. This comes after the UN said 44million people were “marching towards starvation” due to the war and drought, prompting Red Cross chief Robert